Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies minors not only learn about gender experiences from a variety of disciplines, but can also apply their knowledge directly in the framework of an internship or directed study.

Degree Requirements

The minor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies requires a minimum of five (5) course credits, as follows:

Required Core Course

WGS 124	Intro: Decolonizing Feminism	1 Course Credit
WGS 200	Inst Queer/Transgender Studies	1 Course Credit

Required Distribution Courses

Three (3) course credits chosen from four concentrations (students cannot double up):

Women

 

WGS 103/PSJ 103	Intro Latina/o/x Studies (PSJ)	1 Course Credit
WGS 135/ENG 135	Afr-Amer Women Writers (ENG)	1 Course Credit
WGS 202/AFR 202/PSC 202	Women Afr Amer-Pol(AFR/PSC/PSJ	1 Course Credit
WGS 230	Psych of Women & Gender (PSY)	1 Course Credit
WGS 232/THR 232	Feminist Solo Performance(THR)	1 Course Credit
WGS 236/HLT 236	Women & Health (HLT)	1 Course Credit
WGS 243/ARH 243	Women in Art (ARH)	1 Course Credit
WGS 310/COM 310	Communication and Gender (COM)	1 Course Credit
WGS 325/SOC 325	Gender and Sex Roles (SOC)	1 Course Credit

 

Sexuality

WGS 103/PSJ 103	Intro Latina/o/x Studies (PSJ)	1 Course Credit
WGS 111/HLT 111	Human Sexuality (HLT)	1 Course Credit
WGS 201	Sexualty Everyday Life CFS,SOC	1 Course Credit
WGS 232/THR 232	Feminist Solo Performance(THR)	1 Course Credit
WGS 233/THR 233	Queer Theatre (THR)	1 Course Credit

Race

AFR 204	African Amer Intellect Thought	1 Course Credit
AFR 242/HIS 242	African American Cinema (HIS)	1 Course Credit
AFR 250	Patriotic Gore (HIS)	1 Course Credit
ARH 230	Topics in Latin American Art	1 Course Credit
AST 229/HIS 229	Contesting Empires (HIS)	1 Course Credit
PSJ 200	Latino Migrations to the U.S.	1 Course Credit
WGS 103/PSJ 103	Intro Latina/o/x Studies (PSJ)	1 Course Credit
WGS 135/ENG 135	Afr-Amer Women Writers (ENG)	1 Course Credit
WGS 202/AFR 202/PSC 202	Women Afr Amer-Pol(AFR/PSC/PSJ	1 Course Credit
WGS 204	Race, Gender and Media (COM)	1 Course Credit
WGS 207/CFS 207	Family Relations (CFS)	1 Course Credit
WGS 232/THR 232	Feminist Solo Performance(THR)	1 Course Credit
WGS 240/AST 240	Kinshp/Gen SE Asia (AST)	1 Course Credit
WGS 366/CFS 366	Cross-Cultrl Persp-Fam(CFS)	1 Course Credit

Activism

APS 229	Contemporary Issues-Appalachia	1 Course Credit
ECO 370	Envr Issue Public Pol (SENS)	1 Course Credit
PSJ 100	Fnd of Peace & Social Justice	1 Course Credit
PSJ 205	Movements & Commnty Organizing	1 Course Credit
PSJ 210	Diversity and Social Justice	1 Course Credit
PSJ 218	Voices of Non-violence	1 Course Credit
PSJ 301	Restorative Justice	1 Course Credit
PSJ 305	Peacebuilding	1 Course Credit
SENS 100	Intro-Sustainability & Environ	1 Course Credit
SOC 341	Soc of Dev & Social Change	1 Course Credit
WGS 103/PSJ 103	Intro Latina/o/x Studies (PSJ)	1 Course Credit
WGS 202/AFR 202/PSC 202	Women Afr Amer-Pol(AFR/PSC/PSJ	1 Course Credit
WGS 225	Envr Justice(AFR/SENS/PSJ/APS)	1 Course Credit
WGS 233/THR 233	Queer Theatre (THR)	1 Course Credit